Cross-country skiing - Sochi 2014
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The pair made up of the Finnish and Sami Jauhojärvi Iivo Niskanen won a surprise gold medal in the men's team sprint, silver to Russia, bronze to Sweden.
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The first four fractions are as usual tactics, with all nine (France is not in the final game) teams marching compact. The race goes live in the penultimate stage, when Maxim Vylegzhanin force, taking with him only Hannes Dotzler and Iivo Niskanen. Since no one can fall behind, so the medals seem destined to these three nations on the penultimate straight Jauhojärvi however, in a move to the limits of the suspension, tightens Tim Tscharnke falling slowing Nikita Kriukov. Finland looks like pretty much alone on the last straight going on to win a gold medal as surprising as it deserved, Russia has to settle for silver while Sweden finds an unexpected bronze.
For Niskanen is a particularly significant because it won gold in the same day when the sister Kerttu winning silver in the women's race, also honor one Jauhojärvi years ever so competitive. It should also be noted that the masculine Finland could not win an Olympic title from that of the poor Mika Myllylä in the 30 km classic technique of Nagano.
Russia fails to unlock cross-country skiing at the Olympics the home despite a great Vylegzhanin, pays extremely Kriukov contact that eliminates Germany, narrowly missing the gold medal that under normal conditions would probably come. Those who will win the title of the luckiest guy in the Olympics is Emil Jönsson: after winning bronze in the individual sprint due to falls of Ustiugov, Hellner and Gløersen, he wins another set of Teodor Peterson in the same mode. Without the fall of Tscharnke fact Sweden would come fourth.
Again defeated Norway: Northug despite a perky, the new champion of the Olympic individual sprint Ola Vigen Hattestad proves in big trouble right from the qualifiers. The fourth-place finish, which was fifth with no contact before, it is yet another disappointment of the Olympics for men's cross-country skiing in Norway. Fifth Switzerland, perhaps with the brothers Cologna could even aspire to a medal, but Dario today appeared the draft of the dominant one last week. However, the biggest disappointment is definitely the one suffered by Germany, whose medal fades mockingly assured because of the fall of Tscharnke; Hannes Dotzler, however, demonstrates once again his talent in stride and in the future will be among the protagonists at least in this technique.
Italy fails the minimum target of access to the final: the pair composed by Federico Pellegrino (which replaces last Giorgio Di Centa, blocked from the back) and Dietmar Noeckler not getting enough time for the repechage despite a fifth place in the first semifinal.
TEAM SPRINT TC MALE SOCHI 2014 - THE PODIUM
GOLD FINLAND (Niskanen-JAUHOJÄRVI) 23:14.89 SILVER RUSSIA (Vylegzhanin-KRIUKOV) +0.97 BRONZE SWEDEN (JÖNSSON-PETERSON) +15.12
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Cross-country skiing - Sochi 2014
Surprise Finland in the men's team sprint gold to Niskanen-Jauhojrvi
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